Recap: Right or Not
Part of the Triangles section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 44 of 71.
Challenge
A triangle has sides 9, 12 and 15. Run the right-triangle test: add the squares of the two shorter sides, then subtract the square of the longest side.
Work the expression out fully.
Try it yourself
9^2 + 12^2 - 15^2
Simplify the expression
All lessons in Triangles
1Sides and Names
Three Sides, Three CornersSorting by SidesNaming by AnglesTicks into EquationsThe Longest SideRecap: Sorting Triangles2The Triangle Inequality
Can Three Sticks Meet?Exactly ReachingHow Short Can It Be?How Long Can It Be?The Range of the Third SideThe FormulaWhole-Number SidesRecap: The Third Side5The Hypotenuse
Squares on the SidesFinding the HypotenusePythagorean TriplesWhen It Is Not WholeSimplifying the RootRecap: The Hypotenuse8Special Right Triangles
The 45-45-90 TriangleLegs from the HypotenuseThe 30-60-90 TriangleAll Three SidesWhich Triangle Is It?Recap: Special Triangles11Mixing Area and Pythagoras
Height of an IsoscelesArea from the HeightThe Equilateral TriangleRight Triangle PerimeterRecap: Two Tools3Perimeter
Around the EdgeA Missing SideIsosceles PerimeterEquilateral PerimeterSides as ExpressionsWrite the PerimeterRecap: Around the Edge6Finding a Leg
Working BackwardsThe LadderWhich Side Is c?A Leg That Is Not WholeRecap: Finding a Leg